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Dallas is a city and the county seat of Polk County, Oregon, United States. The population was 16,854 at the 2020 census. [6] Dallas is along Rickreall Creek, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salem, at an elevation of 325 feet (99 m) above sea level. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Oregon Provisional Legislature created Polk County from Yamhill District on December 22, 1845, granting to it the entire southwestern portion of present-day Oregon to the California border. County boundaries were periodically changed to reflect the creation of Benton and Lincoln counties. Many other counties were subsequently carved out of ...
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 34 of those are found in Polk County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 20, 2024.
In 1965, the section between Dallas and Falls City was cut back to Buman, where a 3-mile spur led to a lime quarry. Despite the infrequent use of the line for shipping, SP was not allowed to abandon this portion of the branch until 1968. In the early 1970s, the line was further reduced to a point about 1.5 miles west of Dallas.
The Dalles (/ ˈ d æ l z / ⓘ) DALZ; formally the City of The Dalles and also called Dalles City, is an inland port and the largest city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The population was 16,010 at the 2020 census, and it is the largest city in Oregon along the Columbia River outside the Portland Metropolitan Area.
Salt Creek is an unincorporated historic community in Polk County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 22 about six miles northwest of Dallas.As an early European American settlement of the Oregon Country, the cemetery at Salt Creek has graves dating back to 1847. [1]
Willamette Industries was founded in Dallas, Oregon, in 1906 as the Willamette Valley Lumber Company. [4] Louis Gerlinger, Sr. was president of the new company and H.L. Pittock, vice president. George T. Gerlinger served as secretary and manager while F.W. Leadbetter was treasurer. George Cone served as director and mill superintendent. [5]
The Dayton, Sheridan and Grand Ronde Railroad (DS&GR) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge [1] railroad in Yamhill and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. History [ edit ]